On World Autism Day, special children showcase their artworks
The Hindu
Created by 20 neuro-diverse individuals, these works of art will be on display through the month of April to create awareness about autism
Twenty neuro-diverse children are showcasing their artworks at an exhibition that begins on April 2, marking World Autism Awareness Day. The special artists are students of A Brush With Art (ABWA), a programme for the neuro-diverse. Launched in 2016 at the Cholamandal Artists Village on East Coast Road, ABWA has been associated with that campus over these years, except of course for the last one year when the pandemic forced it on to a virtual platform.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











